Because of various specifics Haggai offers within his prophecies, historians can determine that he began his oracles in August of 520 B.C., nearly two decades after the Jewish people were first ...

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If you’re paging through the Bible, right before you make the turn and head into the New Testament, there’s a string of shorter books with funny names and odd references that don’t get talked about a ...

The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. ―Ezra 6:14a Return to me—and I will return to you, say ...

The prophet Haggai, who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and Joshua, delivered his first prophecy in the second year of Darius, 520 B.C.—the year when he suddenly appeared on the ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of Haggai to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. Haggai is the contemporary of Zechariah the prophet, and the time ...

This week ends the professor’s Bible study on the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures, the shaggy “conscience of Israel.” Thus far we have reflected on Amos, Hosea and Jeremiah. This week we consider ...